Tech

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How Mia Khalifa found community and consent on OnlyFans

The former adult film star has been vocal about the industry’s exploitation of performers. But her time on OnlyFans has reframed her view on porn.

How Mia Khalifa found community and consent on OnlyFans

This company is revolutionizing TV through TikTok

FourFront is a new media company that’s rethinking interactive storytelling through juicy sagas that play out over social media.

This company is revolutionizing TV through TikTok

How to decide whether you should leave your job

On the latest episode of ‘Hit The Ground Running,’ Spotify’s in-house talent Xavier Jernigan gives us advice on how to forge your own career path within an organization.

How to decide whether you should leave your job

Google has the cleanest cloud. Now it’s helping other companies go green

Google Cloud is adding features to help its customers understand (and shrink) their carbon footprint—in the data center and beyond.

Google has the cleanest cloud. Now it’s helping other companies go green

Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing

As ambitious apps such as Notion and Coda think beyond word processing in its classic form, even Microsoft and Google are taking notice.

Move over, Microsoft Word: The race to reinvent document editing

How gaming companies are leading the way on curbing hate speech

Social networks like Facebook should be paying attention.

How gaming companies are leading the way on curbing hate speech

Why Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are beaming data by laser

High-speed, low-latency laser transmissions could help Starlink and other companies blanket the planet in high-quality internet access.

Why Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are beaming data by laser

The roots of digital racism date back to 19th-century railroads

Addressing the inequality baked into today’s algorithms requires excavation of technology’s layered history.

The roots of digital racism date back to 19th-century railroads

Will streaming beat movie theaters? The new James Bond is a major test

If ‘No Time To Die’ flops at the box office, the movie theater industry may as well pack it up and turn it over to streaming.

Will streaming beat movie theaters? The new James Bond is a major test

The little-known web browser that beats Chrome for productivity

Got too many browser tabs? Vivaldi might be what you’ve been missing.

The little-known web browser that beats Chrome for productivity

Meet the ex-Googler who’s exposing the tech-military industrial complex

Formed by Jack Poulson and other Silicon Valley dissidents, Tech Inquiry uncovers the tech industry’s role in weaponry and surveillance.

Meet the ex-Googler who’s exposing the tech-military industrial complex

This $360 billion e-commerce trend is huge in Asia—and it’s coming to the U.S. next

Social e-commerce, where goods are sold through social networks, is well established in China and on the rise in Southeast Asia.

This $360 billion e-commerce trend is huge in Asia—and it’s coming to the U.S. next

Before Michael Dell built a PC empire, he was a teenage Apple II nerd

In an excerpt from his new book, the founder of Dell Technologies writes about his early days as a computer user—and an in-person encounter with Steve Jobs.

Before Michael Dell built a PC empire, he was a teenage Apple II nerd

5 free web apps to save you time and money

Fight spam, edit images, encrypt messages, and more with these powerful free tools.

5 free web apps to save you time and money

Pinterest whistleblower launches resources to help tech employees speak out

The site contains legal, security, and media guides supplied by Ifeoma Ozoma and a group of whistleblower support organizations.

Pinterest whistleblower launches resources to help tech employees speak out

Facebook is ‘morally bankrupt,’ says whistleblower Frances Haugen

In a hearing Tuesday, Haugen brought Congress a compelling case for federal oversight of the world’s dominant social network company.

Facebook is ‘morally bankrupt,’ says whistleblower Frances Haugen

Hollywood is on the brink of a massive work stoppage because of the streaming wars

The fight for subscribers among Disney Plus, Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max is at the center of the looming Hollywood workers strike.

Hollywood is on the brink of a massive work stoppage because of the streaming wars

Ready to quit Facebook? It’s harder to opt out than you think

Even if you do quit, the company will likely still be tracking you around the web.

Ready to quit Facebook? It’s harder to opt out than you think

The original digital nomad turned his bike into a mobile office in 1984

Steve Roberts started filing news stories around the country from the back of his tricked-out bicycle, before the internet even existed.

The original digital nomad turned his bike into a mobile office in 1984

What Apple has lost—and gained—since Steve Jobs died 10 years ago

By multiple standards, the company is doing better than even an optimist would have predicted in 2011. But it still has a Steve Jobs-shaped hole in it.

What Apple has lost—and gained—since Steve Jobs died 10 years ago

Impact

This carbon-negative perfume is made from captured CO2

These real-life power-ups let gamers help fight child malnutrition

This ‘climate transformation platform’ lets companies invest in bolder, alternative offsets

News

Netflix employees plan a walkout today as Dave Chappelle controversy continues to escalate

Vaccines for kids update: Biden announces distribution plan, pending CDC and FDA approval

Fall foliage prediction maps were wildly wrong in 2021. Here’s why

Co.Design

‘Vote the assholes out’: A brief history of clothes that doubled as political protest

Wellness centers are the new golf course retirement community

Makeup is full of toxic ‘forever chemicals.’ Why aren’t they banned?

Work Life

Why doing too much is killing your passion for work

These unwritten rules of work are what set high achievers apart

Don’t panic, dear founder: How to deal with an investor who might want you to buy out its shares